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Bradford County Historical Society 

Souvenir Program 



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Towanda's J3usi?iess Enterprises and Pro- 
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Most Important Historical Facts 

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Where Dependable Goods are sold at Lowest Prices 

Cooking Stoves House Building Goods 

Warming Stoves Painting Supplies 

Home and Farm Ariicles 

Men and Women about to marry will Spalding Hardware Co .., 

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'Tis Old Home Week i 

And we are glad to see our friends and relatives 
from land and sea. To the people of Towanda, we 
will be glad to serve COAL, WOOD and ICE with- 
out reserve. In our LIVELY, also, you will surely 
find SINGLE and DOUBLE RIGS of every kind. 

At McCraney*sj Towanda^ Pa. 
WE INVITE YOU 

To visit us and look over our good things. 
Goods the best — prices right. Headquarters for 
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'THIS Society was organized 
^ May 5, 1870, and was in- 
corporated by Charter granted 
by the Court of Bradford Coun- 
ty, February 12, 1875. The 
purposes for which it is formed 
is "the elucidation of the his- 
tory of said county, and such 
other portions of the Common- 
wealth of Pennsylvania, and of 
the United States, as may be 
deemed advisable." The Soci- 
ety's Library contains an inter- 
esting collection of books and 
periodicals, mostly of rare or 
historical value, also portraits 

of our distinguished men and women. In the Museum may be seen 
relics of all kinds and character. This embraces a log house, repre- 
senting the pioneer home, built of all the native woods, brought 
from every township in the county. The meetings of the Society 
are held on the fourth Saturday of each month. 

OLD PEOPLE'S DAY 

Was instituted and the first meeting held June 24, 1904, and annu- 
ally since on the fourth Saturday in June. The oldest lady and 
gentleman, who have carried off the honors (silver loving cup and 
gold-headed cane) at the several meetings, were : 
1904 — Mrs. Almira Gleason, 98 years, Towanda. 

William Griffis, 90th year, Towanda. 
19Q5 — * Mrs. Eliza McKean, 98| years, Towanda. 

Francis Cole, 96th year, Athens. 
1906 — * Samuel Overpeck, 97th year, Herrick. 

Mrs. Emma Irvine, 89th year, Hornets Ferry. 
1907— John Black, 93| years, LeRaysville. 

* Mrs. Martha Bullock, 92nd year, Troy. 
1908— * Orrin Brown, 97th year, Canton. 

* Mrs Julia Smith, 92nd year, Ulster. 

Those marked with a star (*) are still living. 



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DIRECTORS 



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E. F. Kizer 

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Program 

Home Day* Thursday* June 24 

11 O'clock, A. M. 

Informal Welcome of Home Comers and Registration. 

2 O'clock, P. M, 

Address of Welcome President J. C. Ingham 

Singing — 

CHORUS : 

HYMN 

Of aula lang syne we sing, etc. 

Bit Franklin W. Bartlett, D. D. 

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Air — Auld Lanc; Syne 

From forest, river, field and mine, 

I Has increase crowned our store, 

Towanda, hail ! for now we meet So would we own the hand divine, 

As pilgrims from afar, Whose blessings we implore. 

Reviving mem'ries, thee we greet, Brawn, skill and brain still labor here. 

And thank our happy star. Wherever we may roam, 

Old time shall never be forgot, And ties unite us, ever dear, 

But gladly brought to mind, To this our old town home. 

Rejoice we in our happy lot, . 

, And days of old lang syne. ohorls . 

chorus : Of old lang syne we sing, etc. 

Of auld lang syne we sing, jy 

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Our hearts' full tribute now we bring, Dear friends, who sleep by river-side 

For auld lang syne. And on the farther hill, 

Yet in our inmost hearts abide, 

*-*- In spirit with us still. 

O mother town, old mother town, Our fathers' God, do Thou prepare, 

Where winding river bends, In Thy benignity, 

With hills of beauty looking down A home, with all we love to share, 

On homes of faithful friends, A home, sweet home with Thee. 
May growth, prosperity and peace 

Upon thy course attend ; chorus : 

Thy charm to us shall never cease Qf auld Y we gi etc- 

Till lite shall have an end. 

Responses Home Comers 

Quartette — "I'm With You Once Again my Friends". 
Unveiling of Col. John Franklin Portrait. 

Address By Nathan P. Walker, a Great-Great-Grandson 

Poem I- McPherson, Esq. 

Singing — "America" All Join 

8 O'clock, P. M. 
Reception of Home Comers at Society Rooms. 

Short Program, after which Light Refreshments served to Home 
Comers and Members of the Society. 

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The Old Reliable Drug Store 

Established 1848. £ 

"The Store That Always Makes Good." 



How often you hear or read — Guaranteed, Warranted, etc., and how seldom 
the words really mean what they imply. Our reputation, covering a period of 
over Sixty Years, proves beyond question our assertion — "The Store That Always 
Makes Good." No matter what you buy of us, and our Stock is most Complete. 
Our DRUGS ARE PURE, and may be depended upon every time. Our Patent 
and Proprietary Medicines are genuine, and in most cases direct from the manu- 
facturers. 

Our Toilet Articles and Sundries 

are carefully selected and represent the best obtainable, either Domestic or Im- 
ported. Our PAINTS and OILS are the best the market affords. We stand be- 
hind Each and Every Article we sell with our personal guarantee -"The Store 
That Always Makes Good." 



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7 Cor. Main &. Fine Sts., Towanda, Pa. —» 
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Program 



Home Day, Friday, June 25 



10 O'clock, A. M. 

Informal Meeting and Greeting of Home Comers, their Friends and 
Members of the Society at Rooms. 

11 O'clock, A. M, 

Six-Mile Marathon Race by Residents of Bradford County, con- 
ducted by Towanda Printing Company. 

1:30 O'clock, P. M. 

Assemble at Presbyterian Church. 

Music .— ■ Walker's Orchestra 

Prayer Rev. John S. Stewart, D. D. 

Short Introductory President J. C. Ingham 

Sextette Towanda Musical Club 

Mrs. R. H. Williams, Miss Lauderback, Mrs. Walter McClen, 
Miss Montanye, Mrs. W. J. Ruggles, Miss Bryant. 

Historical Address By the Venerable J. Washington Ingham 

Music Orchestra 

Recitation— "The Land of Our Birth" Frederica Schmauch 

S ] Miss Mary Frances Kirby 

Impromptu Talks Home Comers and Others 

Singing -"America" All Join 

Annual Parade Towanda Fire Department 
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SIXTH ANNUAL 

Old Peoples Meeting, June 26. 

. PROGRAM : 

10 to 12 O'clock, A. M. 

Old People and Members of Society Meet at Rooms for Registration 
and Tickets to Opera House. 

1,30 O'clock, P. M. 
Assemble at Keystone Opera House. 

Music Orchestra 

Welcome President J. C. Ingham 

Quartette— 'The Old House at Home'' 

Mrs. S. B. Eilenberger, Mrs. John Rahm, Captain Kilmer, 
Mr. Kerrick. 

Introduction of Old People C .P. Heveria 

Scene— Busy Old Timers— Knitting, spinning (flax and wool), card- 
ing hat-making, reeling, making splint broom, hatchelmg, the 
hunter the reaper, the fiddler and dancer— Mrs. I. B. Decker, 
Mrs Daniel Heverly, Mrs. A. H. Kingsbury, Mrs. Viletta 
Boyle Mrs Ann E. Tavlor, Mrs. E. J. Ayres, David Horton, 
Col. E. J. Ayres, G. A. Northrup, A. H. Kingsbury, J. A. 
Record, Mrs. Mary Mahoney. 
Old Time Song. 
Old Time Spelling Bee__- -A-.-A. T. Lilley, Teacher 

Orchestra 

Recitation— "The Old Homestead" -Miss Mildred Smith 

Solo— "As Welcome as the Flowers" Mrs. S. B. Eilenberger 

Veterans of the Civil War : Bugle Call— Assembly. Captain 

Kilmer and His Boys. 
Awarding and Presentation of Prizes Presdent Ingham 

■p.. • 5 Orchestra 

Dismissed 



Committee s ; 

PVTrPTTTTVF O F Heverly, J. Andrew Wilt, C, L. Stewart. 

BANQUET J. a Ingham, D. M. Turner, Hon. Geo. Moscrip, Supt. H. S. Putnam, 

MUSIC-Mrl O el A. Baldwin, Mrs. S. B. Eilenberger, Mrs. Marion Schmauch 

RFOFPTION ANDWELCUME-Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Tracy, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. 

TWtaMrandMrs. A C. Blaekwell, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Mercur Mr. 

and &« I) J r Sweet, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Califf, Col and Mrs. B. J. 

Avre* Mr and Mrl. R. H. Laning, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. McOraney, Dr E. 

D PaVrTe John H Chaffee, Mrs. M. A. Watkins, Mrs Elsie Means Mrs. 

J A WUt John L. Camp, Mrs. M. E. Rosenfield, A. T. Lilley, J- A Biles. 
nnMFORT INFORMATION ETC.-M. E. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Smith, 

SldaK ^y to" Arthur Watson, Harry White, Leon Decker, Frank 

Overton EDMontanye, Geo. Stevens, I. P. Spalding Misses Emma 

Gordon Nellie Frost, Mary S. Wilt, Charlotte Lewis, Martha Meredith, 

Rebecca Blackwell. 



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Of Towanda, Pa. 

This Agency was established more than 35 years ago by j 
O. D. Bartlett, and was known as the W. G. Tracy 
Agency for many years. Fire, Life, Accident, 
Health and Surety Bonds 

Just Across Main Street from the Court House 



Ice Cream and Sodas, 

Bon Bons and Creams, 

Candies pure as Children's Dreams, 

Sweets for the sweet, and Confections for all, 

CONOMIKES supplies them, be sure and call. 

Sugar Bowl. 



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ABORIGINAL 



When white man first visited this section he found the Ameri- 
can Indian. How long he and his progenitors had been here is not 
known. Centuries have elapsed, possibly thousands of years, since 
this country was first peopled. Race had succeeded race, and vil- 
lages gone to decay and ruin, hundreds of years before the advent 
of white man. — 

Every township in Bradford county had been occupied either as 
settlements or hunting grounds by various Indian tribes and races. 

The fortified Indian towns within Bradford county were at 
Spanish Hill (Athens township), North Towanda and Wyalusing : 
and from all indications there was evidently another below Towarfda 
on the west side of the river. 

Tioga Point (Diahoga) was the southern gateway of the "Long 
House" of the Six Nations, comprising the Mohawks, Oneidas. 
Onondagas, Cayugas, Senecas and Tuscaroras. 

At Go-hon-io-to (Wyalusing) was undoubtedly fought the most 
desperate battle between the Indians within the county. The Sus- 
quehannocks, who occupied the town, were overpowered and nearlv 
exterminated by the Iroquois, who had the advantage of firearms. 

Important Indian towns existed at Wyalusing, mouth of Tow- 
anda Creek, Towanda, mouth of Sugar Creek, North Towanda, She- 
shequin and Athens. — 

The Great Warrior path began at Tioga, crossing the Chemung 
at the rifs near its junction with the North. Branch ; thence down 
the Susquehanna, passing to the east side of the river at the fording 
place near Sheshequin; thence to Shamokin (Sunbury), where it was 
joined with the West Branch \ ath and to the nations of the South 
and West, Over this path great Indian war parties moved to and 
fro in their own bloody struggles, continued for three-quarters of a 
century, in the Susquehanna Valley. Later, captives taken at the 
frontier settlements were marched over this route to Tioga Point and 
Canada. — 

Diahoga (Athens) was favorite treaty grounds, and many im- 
portant councils and treaties were held here with the Indians. In 
1756 Governor Morris sent Captain Newcastle with a message and 
to treat with a number of Indian chiefs at Athens. The meeting 
was an important one and a treaty effected. The next year and 
frequently thereafter representatives of the proprietary government 
met the Indians at Athens on various missions. 



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We have a complete line of Hair Brushes, Tooth Brushes 

and Toilet Articles. In fact, everything that belongs 

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E. F. Leahy, Proprietor. Towanda, Pa. 



Wines, Liquors and Cigars. 
Rates, $1.00 per Day. 

1 Main 1 Street J. W. SWINGLE* Ma^n Street 
3 HEADQUARTERS FOR 

j Fine Dry Goods, Ladies' and Gents' Furnishing Goods, 

2 Coats, Suits, Carpets, Rugs, Linoleums, Trunks, Bags 
j and >uit Cases. We carry the largest line in this 

vicinity. We cordially invite your inspec- 

3 tion Kit our lines. 

1 J. W. Swingle, Towanda, Pa. 

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STANDING STONE 



Our Oldest Historic Landmark 

Known to the Indians for centuries and a conspicuous landmark since the 
advent of white man. Stands on the west bank of the Susquehanna river, oppo- 
site Standing Stone flats. The stone is 21 feet wide at the water-line and tapers 
from 4 feet to 3 feet in thickness. Its greatest height above the water-line is 
25 feet, sloping on the opposite side to IT 1 ., feet. The distance across the top is 
11 feet. Estimated weight 103 tons. 



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This is Old Home Week, and a hearty welcome is extended to you all. 
Make yourself at home. Feel home-like, (but listen), it will help you 
along if you eat BRENNAN'S HOME MADE CANDIES, good for both 
young and old. Our ICE CREAM AND SODAS are unexcelled. We . 
lead — others try to follow, but fail. When you get Brennan's, you get 
quality. CALL AND SEE US. Let us prove it. 518 MAIN STREET. 

P. J. Brennan, ^c^ZLT" Towanda, 



30 Years' Experience 

Loan, Real Estate and 
Detective Agency 

Will Sell Your Property, Buy or Rent It, 
Collect Your Debt, and Catch Your Man. 

Why People Use Connell Coal ! 

Towanda Boro. Schools saves about §300 a year by using it. Wysox 
Township saved about $100 last year by using it. Churches, Hotels 
and Restaurants all use it, and by a test made at Buffalo. N. Y., the 
city schools decided to use CONNELL COAL and contracted for 15,- 
000 tons, because it gives more heat for less money. The test on 
ashes was 25 per cent on hard coal and 19% per cent on Connell Coal. 
Wake up and realize what you you get for your money when you 
RUY CONNELL COAL. 

CONNELL ANTHRACITE MINING CO., 
Thos. Meredith, Manager. TOWANDA, PA 

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DISCOVERY AND VISITATION 



The first white man to visit what is now Bradford county was 
Stephen Brule', a Frenchman, who was an explorer and interpreter 
for Samuel Champlain. Champlain had secured the friendship of 
the Hurons, who occupied the territory adjoining Lakes Huron and 
Erie. The Carantouannais were the allies of the Hurons. The 
country of this people was the upper- waters of the Susquehanna. 
The principal town — Carantouan — was located at what is known as 
Spanish Hill, just above the present village of Sayre. It w T as pali- 
saded and contained 800 warriors. In 1615 Brule' was sent with 
twelve Hurons to arrange with the Carantouannais for a force of 500 
warriors to co-operate with Champlain and the Hurons in an attack 
upon the Onondaga stronghold. They reached Carantouan in the 
latter part of September, where they were ''welcomed with great joy, 
being entertained by banquets and dances for some days." After 
the expedition Brule' returned to Carantouan and explored the sur- 
rounding country. The next year, 1616, he went down the Susque- 
hanna to the sea, being the first white man ever to perform this 
journey, and, is believed, was the first white man to set foot upon 
the soil of Pennsylvania. 




SPANISH HILL. 

The tirst point in Bradford county visited by white roan. Plans for a grand 
celebration in 1915 — the 300th anniversary of Brule"s visit, are being made and 
promoted by the Bradford County Historical Society. 

In the Spring of 1723 a number of German Palatinates cut a 
road from the Schoharie Valley through the forests to the head- 
waters of the Susquehanna. They floated down the river through 
Bradford county on their way to Berks county, where they formed' 
an important settlement in the Tulpehocken Valley. This was the 
first movement in emigration leading to the settlement of Bradford 
county! 

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1®- We are agents for Bower & Bartlett's BOSTON COFFEES. 
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In 1737 Conrad Weiser, the noted Indian interpreter, passed 
through the county, visiting the Indians at North Towanda and 
Athens, on his way to mediate between the Six Nations and the 
Southern Indians. He. however, says "he was here twelve years 
before" (1725). 

In July, 1743, Conrad Weiser was sent again to Onondaga with 
a message from the governor of Virginia to arrange a place of meet- 
ing with the Six Nations to form a treaty in regard to disputed 
lands. lie was accompanied on this expedition by John Bartram, 
a celebrated English" traveler and botanist, Lewis Evans, geographer 
for the proprietaries of Pennsylvania, and Indian guides. The trip 
was made from Philadelphia on horseback. A stop was made at the 
Indian village at Athens. Here, as at other points, observations 
and examinations were made by Bartram and Evans, who were the 
first men of science to visit this section, and the journey, the first 
one, made across the county on horseback. 

In May, 1760, Christian Frederick Post, one of the most zeal- 
ous Moravian Missionaries, on his way to attend a council of the 
Western Indians, spent a night in the Indian town at Wyalusing 
and preached to the Indians in their own language. This is re- 
garded as the first Gospel sermon ever heard in the Susquehanna 
Valley above Wyoming. Regular missionary work was commenced 
among the Wyalusing Indians in 1763, resulting in the building of 
the town of Friedenshutten, which was occupied until 1772, when 
the Moravians removed to the Tuscaroras Vallev in Ohio. 



C^etueme-nt and \Jn.aani?a{ian. 



BRADFORD COUNTY was formed as Ontario county, Febru- 
ary 21, 1810, by Act of Assembly, from the counties of Luzerne and 
Lycoming. By Act of March 24, 1812, the county was organized 
for judicial purposes and the name changed from Ontario to Brad- 
ford, in honor of William Bradford of Pennsylvania, second Attor- 
ney-General of the United States, under President Washington. 

WYALUSING— Occupied by the Moravians from 1763 to 1772; 
the first settlers were James Wells and Capt. Robert Carr ; organized 
in 1790 from Stoke. 

WYSOX— Settled in 1776 by Isaac and Herman VanValken- 
burg, Sebastian and John Strope, Holland people from the Hudson, 
N. Y. ; organized in 1795 from Tioga. 






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COL. JOHN FRANKLIN. 



Distinguished Champion of Connecticut Land Title, 
Patriot of the Revolution and Statesman. 

Born September 23, 1749, at Canaan, Conn. ; removed to Wyoming in 1775 ; 
chosen captain and served through the war for Independence ; removed to Ath- 
ens, Bradford county, in 1789 ; elected high sheriff of Luzerne county J/792, serv- 
ing three years ; chosen a member of the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1995, '96, '99, 
1800-'l-'2-'3-'4-'5 ; died March 1, 1831, at Athens on his farm, where tfe is buried. 



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LYRIC THEATRE 

High Grade Motion Pictures 

and Illustrated Songs. 
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Towanda and Athens, Pa. 

GLOBE ROLLER MILLS 

F. H. HAGERMAN, Merchant Miller. 

DEALER IN HAY AND GRAIN, 
AND ALL KINDS OF FEEDS. 



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| TOWANDA, PA. 



ATHENS— Settled in 1783 by Benjamin Patterson, the first 
permanent settler being Jacob Snell, a German, in 1784; organized 
in 1797 from Tioga. 

ULSTER — The first permanent settlers were Benjamin Clark 
and Ad rial Simons, Revolutionary soldiers* from Connecticut in 
1785; organized in 1797 from Tioga. 

BURLINGTON— Settled in 1790 by Isaac DeWitt, Abraham 
DeWitt and James McKean ; organized in 1802 from Wysox. 

ORWELL— Settled in 1796 by Dan Russell, a native of Con- 
necticut ; organized as Mt. Zion in 1801 from Athens and Ulster, 
changed to Orwell in 1802. 

CANTON— Settled in 1796 by Ezra Spalding, a Revolutionary 
soldier from Connecticut, Jonas Gere, Jonathan Prosser, Gersham 
Gillett and a Mr. Cook ; organized in 1804 from Burlington. 

TOWANDA— Settled in 1770 by Rudolph Fox, a Palatinate 
German from New York ; organized in 1808 from Wysox and Wy- 
alusing. 

SMITHFIELD— The first improvements were made in 1792 by 
Isaac Grover, the first settler being Reuben Mitchell from Rhode 
Island in 1794 ; organized between 1804 and 1810 from -Ulster. 

PIKE — Settled in 1790, the first permanent settler being James 
Rockwell from Connecticut ; organized from Rush and Orwell in 
1813. 

WARREN — Settled in 1797 by William Arnold, William 
Harding and Thomas Gibson from Rhode Island ; organized in 
1813 from Rush and Orwell. 

WINDHAM— Settled in 1800 by Thomas Fox, a Revolutionary 
soldier, and John Fox from Connecticut, and Daniel Doane from 
Massachusetts; organized in 1813 from Orwell. 

WELLS— Settled in 1792 by Rev. John Smith from Massachu- 
setts ; organized in 1813 from Athens. 

COLUMBIA — The first permanent settlers were Nathaniel Mor- 
gan, Eli Parsons and Eli Parsons, Jr. from Connecticut in 1799; 
organized in 1813 from Smithfield. 

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SPRINGFIELD— Settled in 1803 by Capt. John Harkness, a 
Revolutianary soldier from Massachusetts; organized in 1813 from 
Smithfield. 

ASYLUM— Settled in 1770 by Peter Shoefelt, a Palatinate 
German from New York, the first permanent settlers being Samuel 
Cole and his sons, Solomon, Samuel, Elisha, Abisha and John, in 
1775 ; organized originally in 1814 from Wyalusing. 

TROY— Settled in 1795 by Nathaniel Allen, a Revolutionary 
soldier from Long Island ; organized in 1815 from Burlington. 

RIDGEBURY— The first settlers were Isaac Fuller and sons, 
Joel Campbell and sons, and Benjamin Campbell from Orange 
county, N. Y., in 1805 ; organized in 1818 from Athens and Wells. 

FRANKLIN— The first settlers were David Allen, Isaac Allen 
and Stephen Allen, brothers, in 1796 ; organized in 1819 from To- 
wanda and Canton. 

SHESHEQUIN— Settled in 1783 by Gen. Simon Spalding and 
a band of patriots from the Wyoming Valley, consisting of Joseph 
Kinney, Thomas Baldwin, Capt. Stephen Fuller, Hugh Forseman 
and Benjamin Cole ; organized in 1820 from Ulster and Wysox. 

MONROE— Settled in 1779 by Henry Pladnor from the Wy- 
oming Valley, the first permanent settler being Samuel Cranmer, a 
native of New Jerssy ; organized in 1821 from Towanda. 

LITCHFIELD— Settled in 1788 by Thomas Park, a native of 
Connecticut, and Revolutionary soldier ; organized in 1821 from 
Athens. 

ALBANY — Settled in 1801, the first permanent settler being 
Ephraim Ladd, a native of Connecticut, with his sons, Horatio, 
Charles W., John C. and Ephraim ; organized in 1824 from Asylum. 

TUSCARORA— Settled in 1775 by Joseph Wharton; organized 
as Spring Hill in 1829 from Wvalusing, changed to Tuscarora in 
1830. 

' GRANVILLE— Settled in 1799 by Jeremiah Taylor from Mas- 
sachusetts; organized in 1831 from Burlington, Canton, Franklin 
and Trov. 



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DEALER IN FRESH AND SALT MEATS 

Vegetables m Season. Fish, Oysters and Canned Goods 
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ITHACA, N. Y. 
Manufacturers of the following Cigars : 

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ROME— Settled in 1796 by Nathaniel P. Moody, a Revolution- 
ary soldier from Massachusetts; organized in 1831 from Orwell, 
Sheshequin and Wysox. 

SOUTH CREEK — The first permanent settler was Jessie Moore 
in 1804; organized in 1835 from Ridgebury and Wells. 

LeROY — Settled in 1795 by Hugh and Sterling Holcomb, 
brothers, from Connecticut ; organized in 1835 from Canton and 
Franklin. 

HERRICK— Settled in 1808 by Ephraim and Nathaniel Piatt, 
brothers, from Connecticut ; organized in 1838 from Orwell, Pike, 
Wyalusing and Wysox. 

STANDING STONE— Settled in 1774 by Lemuel Fitch from 
Connecticut and Anthony Rummerfield from near Albany, N. Y. ; 
organized in 1841 from Herrick, Wyalusing and Wysox. 

ARMENIA— Settled in 1808 by a Mr. Williams, the first per- 
manent settler being Newton Harvey .in 1822; organized in 1843 
from Canton and Troy. 

AVI LMOT— Settled in 1795 by Thomas Keeney from Connecti- 
cut ; improvements had been made in the town before the Revolu- 
tionary war ; organized in 1849 from Asylum. 

NORTH TOWANDA^-Settled in 1785 by Ezra Rutty, Isaac, 
Abial and Rufus Foster, Jonas Smith and Daniel Guthry ; organ- 
ized in 1851 from Towanda. 

OVERTON— Settled in 1810 by Daniel Heverly, a Pennsylva- 
nia German, and his sons, John, Daniel, Jacob, Christian and 
Henry ; organized in 1853 from Albany, Franklin and Monroe. 

WEST BURLINGTON— Settlements same as Burlington ; or- 
ganized in 1855 from Burlington. 

TERRY— Settled in 1787 by Jonathan Terry, a native of Con- 
necticut ; organized in 1859 by dropping the name of Dure]], chang- 
ing to Asylum and Asylum to Terry. 

BARCLAY — The history of this mountainous town begins with 
1812, when coal was accidentally found there by Absalom Carr, a 
hunter ; organized in 1867 from Franklin. 

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In September, 1778, Thomas Hartley pat in operation his bold 
design of penetrating the enemy's country and destroying the Indian 
towns in this section. On the 2]st he left' Muncy with 200 men. 
He reached the vicinity of Canton on the 26th, where he met a 
number of Indians on the warpath. A skirmish ensued, in which 
an important chief was killed when the other Indians fled. At or 
near Ulster 15 prisoners were taken. Queen Esther's town and all 
the settlements on the west side of the river were destroyed. The 
march down the river, a distance of 30 miles, was made in a day. 
When the expedition reached Indian Hill, just on the lower edge of 
the county, a heavy onset was made on the left flank and rear by a 
large body of Indians. The contest was sharp and of short dura- 
tian. The enemy fled, leaving 10 of their number dead upon the 
field. Hartley's loss was four killed and 10 wounded. He reached 
Wyoming on the 5th of October, having performed a circuit of 
nearly 300 miles in about two weeks. 



As a result of Colonel Hartley's success, a much greater move- 
ment was planned against the Indians. The chief command was 
given to Gen. John Sullivan, who, in August, 1779, came up the 
river with an army of 3,500 men. He crossed the county, having 
encamped at Wyalusing, Standing Stone, Wysox and Sheshequin. 
Upon reaching Tioga Point he built Fort Sullivan as a base of sup- 
plies. Here he was met by Gen. James Clinton with an additional 
force of 1,500, making 5,000 men, or one-third of the whole Ameri- 
can army. This was the greatest military force ever assembled in 
Bradford county. From Tioga Point the expedition proceeded 
against the Indians, fully accomplished its work of punishment and 
destruction, then returned to Fort Sullivan and after a great jubila- 
tion passed down the river and rejoined Washington's army. 



In Wysox on the night of April 3, 1780, occurred one of the 
bravest and most desperate encounters recorded in frontier histor3 r . 
Lieutenant Moses VanCampen, a gallant soldier of the Revolution 
and Indian fighter, Peter Pence, Abraham Pike and a boy named 
Rogers had been captured by the Indians. When all the Indians 
were sound asleep, a knife which one of them had dropped was se- 
cured and the captives cut loose. VanCampen with tomahawk, and 
Pence with the guns, turned upon their captors, killing nine of 
them. The tenth Indian escaped badly wounded. 

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MAIN STREET. TOWANDA, PA. 

Many a Dollar is Wasted I 

By purchasing cheap improperly fitted Glasses sold £ 
by traveling fakirs, whom you may never see again, r 
TRY US. You get your money hack if not satis- r 
fied. Examination hy a Competent Optometrist. F 

Chamberlins Jewelry Store* | 

Established 1840 >■ 

Opposite Court House, Towanda, Penna. 

Clse &as ana (b/ectrlcltu 

For lighting. It does not cost much to pipe and 
wire your house. It will also pay you to inves- 
tigate the cheapness and convenience of 

Cooking by Gas. 

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Enterprising Pioneer and Distinguished Statesman 

Born April 7, 1787, in Huntingdon county, Pa. ; removed with his parents to 
Bradford county in 1791 ; early merchant at Burlington ; county commissioner 
1814 ; State Representative 1815, '16, '17 and '18 ; elected to Congress 1822, '24 and 
'26 ; State Senate 1829 ; Secretary of Commonwealth under Governor Wolf ; in 
1833 chosen United States Senator for a term of six years ; major-general of Mili- 
tia ; died April 14, 1841, at Burlington, where he is buried. 



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The Dickens Book Shop. 

BOOKS, FINE STATIONERY, WALL PAPER. FULL LINE 
<** SOUVENIR POSTALS. ^ 

BASEBALL GOODS in season FIREWORKS 
NEWS ROOM 

DAILY— New York and Philadelphia papers— SUNDAY 

Magazines, Periodicals, Etc. Your patronage solicited. 

TOWANDA, PENN'A. 

IF YOU WANT< £^ 

The Best Groceries 

Fancy or Staple, 
Go to the OLD RELIABLE GROCER 

M. J. Long, - Towanda* Pa. 

S. J. SHEEHAN 

Wholesale Dealer and Distributor of 

FINE WHISKIES 

IN BOND OR TAX PAID. 

BRIDGE STREET, TOWANDA. PA. 

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On the 7th of April 1782, Mrs. Roswell Franklin and four chil- 
dren of Hanover were carried away by the Indians. A party under 
commandof Sergeant Thomas Baldwin went in pursuit. The In- 
dians were overtaken at Lime Hill, this county, on the 14th, when 
a fierce and desperate strife ensued. During the engagement Mrs. 
Franklin was shot and killed by an Indian. Six of the savaoes 
were slain and two wounded. Baldwin had two men wounded, a*nd 
succeeded in recovering three of the Franklin children. 

During the French Revolution ("Reign of Terror") many citi- 
zens of France, in fear of their lives, fled for safety to other parts of 
Europe and America. A number of these refugees formed a colony 
and established a settlement in Bradford county. They called their 
new home in the wilderness "Asylum." It was a place of impor- 
tance, full of historic interest and existed from 1793 to 1801. 



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The first Christian marriage celebrated within Bradford county 
was at the Moravian Mission at Wyalusing, December 22, 1766, be- 
ing two converts named Thomas and Rachel. 

The first permanent settler within Bradford county was Ru- 
dolph Fox, a German, who, in May, 1770, located near the mouth 
of Towanda creek in Towanda township. 




The first white child of pio- 
neer parents born in Bradford 
county was Elizabeth Fox 
(Mrs. William Means), daugh- 
ter of Rudolph Fox. She was 
born September 1, J 770 ; died 
July 21, 1851. 



The first orchards in the 
county were set out by the 
Moravians at Wyalusing. 



The first store in the county 
was opened at Tioga Point 
(Athens) bv Matthias Hollen- 
back in 1783. 



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FOR 30 CENTS 
At County Treasurer's Office. 



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Carries fine line First-Class PIANOS 
at right prices. CALL and see them. 

6. £D. Passage, 205 ^iain St. 

Towanda, Penna. 

GEO. T. INGHAM, 

Fire ® Insurance ® Broker 

Fire Insurance at Reduced Rates. 

Security Bonds furnished for all Public 

Officers. Stock Companies and 

Mutual Companies. 

Ontario Block, Towanda, Pa. 

Kilmer & Mingos, 

Dealers in Groceries 
and Provisions, 

Cor. Main & State Sts., Towanda, Pa. 



W. F. Humphrey* 

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Towanda. - Penna. 



(bdward vValker, 
Fire, Life and Cyclone 
Insurance and Bonding, 

370 ^Main St., Cfoiuanda, 9)c 



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M. C. WELLS 

Dealer in Pianos, Organs, Sewing Ma- 
chines and Musical Goods. Tuning 
and Repairing a specialty. Forty 
years in Towanda. Terms to 
please you. 324 Main Street. 



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General Dealer in Carriages 

Sleighs, Harness, Whips, 
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A. ATKBM 

The New York Merchant Tailor, 

404 Main St., Towanda, Pa. 

Fit and Style Guaranteed. We pay 

special attention to CLEANING, 

PRESSING and REPAIRING. 



I HIGHEST CASH PRICES PAID 
FOR ALL KINDS OF 

Hides, Wool and Tallow. 

^rtletctaugti &• Sc/ioonoven, 

Bridge Street, Towanda, Pa. 



Model Laundry 

C. S. Lilley, Prop'r. 



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Opposite Post Office, Towanda, Pa. «£ 

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Distinguished Jurist and Statesman 

Born January 20, 1814, in Bethany, Wayne county, Pa. ; removed to Towanda 
and admitted to the Bradford county Bar in 1S34 ; took an active interest in poli- 
tics and elected to Congress as a Democrat in 1844, '46 and '48 ; introduced the 
celebrated Wilmot Proviso in 1846 ; elected president judge of Bradford county 
in 1851 ; Republican candidate for Governor in 1857; re-elected judge in 1858; 
elected United States Senator in 1861 ; appointed in 1863 by President Lincoln, a 
judge of the Court of Claims, which office he held until death ; died March 16, 
1868, in Towanda. 

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NATIONAL 
BANK 

of Towanda. 



Deposits, $ 900,000 
Assets, 1,300,000 



THIS BANK is pleased to place at the disposal of 
its customers the facilities gained during thirty- 
three years of service and growth. 

We invite you to open an account, and in return 
we guarantee to you the most liberal treatment con- 
sistent with the principles of sound banking. 

The Valuables of our depositors are cared for in 
our Burglar Proof Vaults without charge. 



3 HENRY STREETER, J. K. NEWELL. 

J President Cashier 

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The first grist-mill in the county was put up on Cayuta Creek 
in Athens township by Prince Bryant in 1786-87. It was long af- 
terwards known as Shepard's mill. 

The first church organized in the county was the "Church of 
Christ at Wysox on the Susquehanna river in the State of Pennsyl- 
vania." It was organized October 3, 1791, at the house of Jehial 
Franklin in Wysox. The original members were Isaac Foster, Jo- 
nas Smith, William Coolbaugh, Daniel Guthrey, Huldah Hickok 
and Rufus Foster, all of whom "entered into a solemn covenant with 
God and with one another, by signing their names to a solemn cov- 
enant, as in the presence and fear of God." Rev. Jabez Culver was 
present and officiated. 

The first election held in and for the county of Bradford was on 
Tuesday, October 13, 1812. for the election of sheriff, coroner and 
county commissioners. At said election 791 persons voted, one-tenth 
of whom were Revolutionary soldiers. 

The first county officers were : President judge, John Bannis- 
ter Gibson ; associate judges, John McKean and George Scott ; sher- 
iff, Abner C. Rockwell ; clerk of courts, prothonotary, register and 
recorder, Charles F. Welles ; deputy attorney-general, Henry Wil- 
son ; deputy surveyor-general, Jonathan Stevens; treasurer, Harry 
Spalding ; coroner, John Horton ; county commissioners, Justus 
Gaylord, Joseph Kinney, William Myer ; clerk, Joseph Kingsbury ; 
county auditors, Moses Coolbaugh, Clement Paine and Jonathan 
Stevens. 

The first court in the county was convened Monday, January 
18, 1813, at the house ("Red Tavern") of William Means in Tow- 
anda, 

The first jail, a log one, was kept by Sheriff Rockwell at Mon- 
roeton. 

The first newspaper established in the county was the Bradford 
Gazette, in August, 1813, by Thomas Simpson, who was succeeded 
by Burr Ridgway in the publication of the paper. 

The first known white person to have died within Bradford 
county was Susanna Nitchsman, a Moravian girl of Mahoning, who, 
after being wounded by the Indians, was carried captive to Tioga 
Point. Here she died in May, 1756. 

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Our First Judge, an Accomplished and Celebrated Jurist 

Born November 8, 1780, in Sherman's Valley, Pa. ; graduated from Dickinson 
Collesre ; admitted to the Cumberland county Bar in 1803 ; elected to the State 
Legislature from Cumberland county in 1810 and '11 ; commissioned October 14, 
1812, by Governor Snyder president judge of the district comprising the counties 
of Bradford, Tioga, Wayne and Susquehanna ; in 1816 commissioned an associate 
judge of the Supreme Court ; appointed chief justice in 1827 and remained a 
member of the Supreme Court until the time of his death, having been longer in 
office than any contemporary judge in the world ; his judicial opinions are among 
the richest treasures in the country : died May 3, 1853„ in Philadelphia. 



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Also Agricultural Implements, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, 
Wagon Makers' and Blacksmiths' Supplies 

SEASONABLE GOODS 

Screen Doors Screen Windows 

Refrigerators Ice Cream Freezers 

Etc., Etc., Etc. 



Dye £? Bresee Hardware Co.* 

Opposite Court House, - Towanda, Penna. 



Barney Loewus' Department Store 

Towanda's Largest and Leading Dry Goods House 
424 Main Street = Towanda, Penna. 

There are Some Things it Pays to Remember : 
I. — " If we show it, its right". 

IL—Watch the daily papers for our -'SPECIALS". 
Ill, — A visit to our establishment will certainly pay you. 



Barney Loewus', Tl\e Place to Briy 

From repairing a bursfed pipe to installing a 

"Standard" Modern Bath Room 

Our Work is High Grade, our Prices Reasonable 
and our Service Prompt. We Guarantee these £ 

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The first schools taught in the county were those established by 
the missionaries of the Moravian church, among the Indians at Wy- 
alusing and Ulster. They were intended chiefly for religious in- 
struction, so that while there was time given to primary instruction, 
and the dusky children of the forest were taught to read in both the 
Delaware and German, yet the Bible, the hymn book and the cate- 
chism were the text books mostly used, and contained all the science 
it was thought needful to teach the children connected with the mis- 
sion towns. 



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In March, 1794, a terrific windstorm, or hurricane, swept 
through the southwestern part of the county, and in the path of a 
mile in width left scarcely a tree standing. 

The ''Dark Day," or total eclipse of 1806, filled the people with 
awe. Birds sang their evening song, disappeared and became si- 
lent ; fowls went to roost; cattle sought the barn-yard, and candles 
were lighted in the houses. Many persons believing that the end of 
all things had come, betook themselves to religious devotions. 

To rid the county of destructive wild beasts, two general or "big 
hunts" were arranged and carried into successful execution in 1805 
and 1818. 

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1816 is known as "the Year without a Summer," for the reason 
there had been a heavy frost every month, and the destruction of 
crops so general that a famine almost resulted. Early settlers refer- 
red to this unfruitful year as "eighteen hundred and starve to death.'-' 

A grand celestial phenomenon, or meteoric shower, was exhib- 
ited in the heavens on the morning of November 13, 1833. This 
beautiful and wonderful exhibition of "falling stars" was seen and is 
remembered by some of the oldest inhabitants. 

The two greatest floods in the North Branch of the Susquehanna 
river during the past century have been : (1) That of March 17, 
1865, known as "St. Patrick's Day flood." It was produced by 
heavy rains and a warm wave, melting a vast body of snow. (2) 
The most destructive flood in the history of the county w T as caused 
by a terrific rainfall, Saturday afternoon and evening, December 14, 
1901. It was the greatest December flood of the Susquehanna oc- 
curring in 200 years. Five persons were drowned in the county 
and property damaged and destroyed to the extent of $1,000,000. 

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PROMPT SERVICE 



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Boarding a Specialty Both Phones 

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Drug Store, you will find it to your advantage to | 

I come here. Household Remedies or for stock or l 

poultry. Toilet Articles or Rubber Goods, you will 9 

! find here, and you can depend on the quality and j 

the price. Anything that is not right, we make I 

right. Make this your store. \ 

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Rooker &? Ruggles 

Headquarters for 

Ladies'* Shirt 



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413 Main Street, - T owanda, Penna. 

ARLINGTON HOTEL 

ISAAC SICKLER, PROPRIETOR 

I 810 MAIN STREET, TOWANDA. PA. 



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GEN, HENRY J. MADILL 



Bradford County's Most Distinguished Soldier 

Born March 30, 1828, at Hunterstown, Adams county. Pa. ; removed with his 
parents to Wysox, Bradford county, in 1831 ; admitted to the Bradford county 
Bar in 1851 ; entered the Union army as major of the Sixth Pennsylvania Reserves 
in April, 1861 ; in August, 1862, commissioned colonel of the 141st, P. V. ; pro- 
moted to brigadier-general and major-general of volunteers ; discharged Jnne 11, 
1865 ; elected Register and Recorder of Bradford county in 1866, State Represent- 
ative in 1878 and Prothonotary in 1890 ; died June 29, 1899, in Towanda ; buried 
at Wysox, where a handsome monument has been erected to his memory by sol- 
diers he commanded and patriotic citizens. 



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To the Beautiful Music at the £ 

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At the Corner Second and Bridge Sts., . Towanda, Pa. 

Come One and Alh and Enjoy a Complete Round of 
Pleasure under the exclusive management of the 

SLOCUM AMUSEMENT COMPANY 

C. E. Murphy residence 514 Second St.. both Phones. Office 508 Mcintosh Block j 
Independent Phone. C. B. Maryott, residence 110 Bridge St., both Phones. 



FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS 



Manufacturers and Jobbers of High-Grade and Medium 
Caskets. Tables, Chairs and Spreads for Rent 

Towanda, - - Penna. 

JOHN W. KLINE 

DEALER IN 

Fresh & Salt Meats, Fish, Oysters, Poultry, Vegetables 

BOLOGNA SAUSAGE A SPECIALTY 



BOTH PHONES 515 MAIN ST. TOWANDA, PA. j 

| HOLCOMB HOUSE 

L. E. WIGGINS, - PROPRIETOR 
FIRST-CLASS DINING ROOM AND 

2 ACCOMMODATIONS FOR TRAVELING PUBLIC 
J Bar stocked with Choice Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Free Barn 

3 for Guests. Your patronage solicited. Livery in connection. 

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The coldest weather ever known in this section was in January, 
1904. There were two waves. One on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of 
January, and the other on the 18th and 19th. Both extended over 
the greater part of the United States. On the 5th thermometers in 
the count}'' registered from 25 to 40 degrees below zero. 



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Every citizen has a right to be proud of the patriotism of Brad- 
ford county. Of the men who fought for American Independence, 
225 are resting in their eternal sleep in the different cemeteries of 
the county. These heroes of the Revolution were in every branch 
of the service, fought on both land and sea and in almost every en- 
gagement from Lexington to Yorktown. 

In 1798 when war was anticipated with France the patriotism 
of the people again became aroused. Man) 7 offered themselves as 
volunteers in Bradford county and were ready to respond to the 
call for duty. 

In the second war with Great Britain, Bradford county fur- 
nished the equivalent of two full companies. Some men enlisted 
who had fought for Independence. 

In 1861, the news of Sumter's fall spread through the country 
like a flame of fire. Within ten days after President Lincoln had 
issued his call for 75,000 men to suppress the Rebellion, three Brad- 
ford county companies had been recruited and were moving toward 
the seat of war. Other companies followed in quick succession and 
before the close of the war 5000 men and boys had left their peace- 
ful homes in Bradford county to maintain by arms the cherished 
interests of the Union. Among the bravest of the brave, on many 
fields, they covered themselves with imperishable glory. But theirs 
was a fearful sacrifice. 328 of these brave boys were killed in battle 
and died of wounds, 71 died in rebel prisons, 357 died of disease 
and 550 were maimed and disabled for life. 

The citizens of Bradford county have been mindful of the 
honor due those who fought for the preservation of the L T nion, and 
erected monuments that the deeds and memory of these brave men 
may never be forgotten. The first soldiers' monument in the county 
was erected at East Smithfield, September 14, 1871, at a cost of 
$1,000. The soldiers and citizens of Ulster erected a monument 
which was dedicated May 14, 1898. The Bradford County Soldiers' 

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| Local View Post Cards 

i Fast Color Flags Elegant Engraved Stationery 
i Fine Souvenir China Old Home Week Flags 

J Large line of 10 Cent Candy, and an endless variety of 
j Fancy Cnina Pieces, all to be found at 

* HOLCOMBE'S CHINA STORE 

1 Corner Main and Pine Sts., TOWANDA, PA. 
i THE PRICES YOU WILL FIND LOW 

Ginger Ale, Birch Beer, Export Beer, India Pale 

Ale, P. 0. N. Amber Ale, P. 0. N. Porter, 

Harrison Valley Mineral Water, Breesport 

Water. Assorted Cases. Prompt Delivery 

J. E. MEREDITH | 

both phones TOWANDA, PA. I 

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Excelsior Dairy 

Pasteurized Milk and Cream, also ICE CREAM. 

AH Orders Delivered Promptly. Weddings, 

Picnics and Parties a Specialty 

F. L. VanHorn, Towanda, Pa. 
O UR BREA KFA S T COFFEE ] 

Is a Blend of Rich Mild Coffees. It is a 

little better than any other Coffee sold at 

25 Cents per Pound 

I. P. Spalding, M " s Pi '" Towanda. Pa. ^ 

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and Sailors' Monument at Towanda was erected at a cost of $18,000 
and dedicated November 26, 1901. The Soldiers' Monument at 
Athens was erected at a cost of $10,000 and dedicated June 14, 
1902. The Madill Monument at Wysox, erected by devoted mem- 
bers of the 141st Regiment P. V., Sixth Reserve P. V. and patriotic 
citizens, was dedicated August 29, 1906. 

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Towanda, surrounded by nature's most beautiful scenery, is 
situated on the right bank of the Susquehanna river in latitude 41° 
47' north and longitude 25° 28' east of Washington. The altitude 
on Main street is 732 feet above tide. 

Towanda was made the county-seat of Bradford county by 
choice of County Commissioners Kinney, Gaylord and Myer. Upon 
locating the site of the Court House in 1813, Thomas Overton, who 
donated the land for the public square, had the town platted as 
"Plan of Overton in Bradford County, Pa." Meansville, Monmouth, 
Williamston, Claverack and other names were tried until 1828 when 
the name of Towanda became permanent by the incorporation of 
the borough. The original Court House was erected in 1814 ; 
destroyed by fire March 12, 1847. The second Court House was 
completed and first occupied in September, 1850. The present 
Court House was erected in 1896-97 and the first court held Nov. 
4, 1897. 

The present county officers are: 

President Judge — Adelbert C. Fanning. 

Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts — Willis G. Gordon. 

High Sheriff — John H. Dean. 

Register and Recorder — William Foyle. 

District Attorney— H. Kent Mitchell. 

County Treasurer — Frank N. Moore. 

Countv Commissioners — Job Griffin, Langdon H. Marsh and 
Geo. N. Bird. 

Superintendent of Schools — Herbert S. Putnam. 

County Surveyor — Hiram E. Bull. 

Coroner — T. Ben Johnson, Jr. 

County Auditors — Wilber Gorham, Stephen S. Murphy and 
Harry L. Dodge. 

Jury Commissioners — Charles Scott and John E. Graham. 

Members of Assembly — George Moscrip and Chas. E. Mills. 

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McCabe, Hettich & Stevens * 

Dealers in 

•^i Fancy and Staple Groceries ^ 

Call and See Us When in Town. 
11 Bridge Street, - - Towanda, Penna. 

C. J. Depue B. S. Harden 

Depue &i Harden 

Plumbers and Tinners. 
Steam and Hot Water Heating 



214 Main Street, Towanda, Pa. 

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B. F. MYER 

TOWANDA, - PENNA. 



Dealer in 

Lopez, Anthracite and 
Bi tuminous Coal 



Kiln Dried Chop 


Lath 


Ice 


Lime 


Wood 


Brick 


Shingles 


Cement 


Wall Plaster 


Land Plaster 


Baled Straw 


Baled Hay 



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MRS. ELIZA A. McKEAN 



The Oldest Person in Bradford County, aged~N early 102 Years 

A daughter of Truman and Olive (Underwood) Mer.fy, being born Nov. 14, 
1807, in Litchfield. Herkimer county, N. Y.; removed with her parents to Troy- 
township, Bradford county in 1822; married in 1832 to Col. Allen McKean of Bur- 
lington; came to Towanda in 1848, where she has since resided; her 100th anni- 
versary was fittingly celebrated by the Bradford County Historical Society and 
citizens of Towanda. 



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John W. Codding 

Attorney -at-Law and 
Referee in Bankruptcy 

Mercur Building Towanda. Penna 



DAVID J. FANNING 

Attorney- at-Law 
TROY, - PENNA. 

Jonn C. Ingham 

ATTORN EY-AT-LAW 

OFFICE, CITIZENS BANK BUILDING 

TOWANDA, PENNA. 



I. McPherson 1 

A ttorney-at-Law 
401 Main St.; Towanda, Pa. 



W. C Sechrist T. S. Hickok 

Sechrist & Hickok 

Attorneys-at-Law 
CANTON. " PENNA. 



33enf. ZrCuykendall, Jr. 

■^\ttonney=at= Latif 
7 Ontario £Bl k, towanda, 9?a. 

WILLIAM LITTLE 

Attorney-at-Law 
Ontario Block, Towanda, Pa 



Mial B. Lilley Wm. P. Wilson J. Roy Lilley 

LILLE Y & WILSON 

ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW 

TOWANDA, PENNA. 



William Maxwell 

Attorney-at-Law 

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J. Andrew Wilt 



ATTORNEY-AT-LAW 



Towanda, Pa. 



JOSEPH G. PRATT 

Official Stenographer 

Courts of Bradford County 

TOWANDA , PENNA . 



Thomas B. Johnson 

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON 

15 Second St., Towanda, Pa. 



£D Leonard zPratt 

J. hysician and burgeon 
76 State St., ^oivanda, tPa. 



Pratt J. Smith 

DENTIST 

500 Second St., Towanda, Pa. 




Pioneer Doctor — Lawyer and Worthful Citizen 

Born July 20, 1791, in Halifax, Windham county, Vt. ; eame to .Smithfielck 
Bradford county, as a practicing physieian in 1812 ; admitted to the Bradford 
county Bar in 181,9 ; elected county commissioner in 1822 ; deputy attorney gene- 
ral 1824, '25, '26, '27 and '28 ; prothonotary 1830, '31 ; -elected to the State legisla- 
ture in 1835; appointed president judge of the 13th District by Governor Pollock 
to sejve from August to December 1857 ; merchant and general of State Militia, 
His information was extensive on a great variety of subjects, and his knowledge 
of the history and other affairs of the county was scarcely equalled by that of 
any other man ; died at East Smithfield, November 15, 1877. 

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§ Baker s Grocery James Lewis 



THE BEST OF 
EVERYTHING 

Cor. Main £? Bridge Sts., Towanda, Pa. 



S. & T. R. BRAUND 

SALT AND FRESH MEATS, 

FRUITS, A T EGETABLES, ETC. 

Main St., Towanda, Pa. 



Plumbing, Steam, Furnace and Tin 
Work. Beaver Ranges and Heaters. Also 
the Great Majestic Range, none better. 

My prices are right. 
Bridge Street Towanda, Pa 



O'TT & HAY 

MAKERS OF FINE 
PHOTOGRAPHS 

Second Floor Citizens Bank Building 
TOWANDA, - . - PENNA. 



J. A. DECKER 

CLOTHIER 

419 Main St., Towanda, Pa. 



W. F. Dittrich 

Wholesale and retail dealer in 

Groceries and Produce. 

Highest" cash price for Produce. 

3 1 8, .Main Street, Towanda, Pa. 



Walbridge Hotel 

Wm. Piatt, Prop'r. 
S. Main St., Towanda, Pa. 

WalsKs Bakery 

Wholesale and Retail 

K/oivanc/a, - J. enna 



ZfaLrchlld <5r Csiirran 
BARBERS 

Opposite Court House Park Street 

Towanda, Penna. 



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(5ver>y~i/iing cfinst=(^/ass and 

Zip to SDate. 
J. W. Rockwell - ^flgent j 

When Your Vacation 

Brings you near the Old Home, bear in mind our 
shop, for if the thousand and one things which a 
traveler needs, are found at a pharmacy, chances are 
we have it. 
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IS SORE. OO TO 

A. J. FISHER & SON'S 

STUDIO, and get a True Likeness 
before it is too late. Fine Pho- 
tographic Work a specialty 

Main St., Towanda, Pa. 



GOTO 
Park Restaurant 

FOR LUNCHES 



John Heavner, Proprietor 



Towanda, Penna. 



MANVILLKS GARAGE 

BRIDGE STREET, TOWANDA, PA. 

Automobiles and Sundries. Repairing. Storage 

Rebuilding. Bargains in Second-Hand Cars. Gasoline 

and Oils. Agent for Indian's Moror Cycles. 

G. W. MANVILLE, Propr., Towanda, Pa. 



Feigenspan's, Stegmaier's and Evans' Beer and Ale Always on 
Draught. The Largest Glass of Beer in Town. 

Robert J. Coons Cafe 

509 JS/Lain Street, Towanda, Pa. 

Lunches at all Hours Choice Wines, Liquors and Cigars 

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HACK. LIVERY. BOARDING * 
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 




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Officers 

Bradford County Historical Society 

1908-9 



PRESIDENT 

John C. Ingham. 

VICE PRESIDENTS 

John H. Chaffee, Henry W. McCraney 

SECRETARY 

J. Andrew Wilt 

FINANCIAL SECRETARY 

Ida K. Layton 

TREASURER 

George T. Ingham 

LIBRARIAN 

Clement F. Heverly 



